Mar. 2, 2015  What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015  Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story

Feb. 27, 2015  Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015  Researchers have revealed previously unobserved behaviors in nanrods that suggest new rules for the behavior of nanorod ensembles and new insights into how to increase heat-transfer efficiency in a ... full story

Feb. 17, 2015  Researchers have developed a unique single-step process to achieve three-dimensional texturing of graphene and graphite. Using a commercially available thermally activated shape-memory polymer ... full story

Feb. 13, 2015  Researchers have known that the arrangement of the atoms in a piece of iron changes several times before melting -- but the details of just how and why this property contributes to the metal's ... full story

Feb. 13, 2015  Diamonds come in all colors with price tags to match -- ice-white, blue and pink attract high prices and stones with brown hues the least. But now that brown diamonds can be heat-treated to remove ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015  Since the mid-20th century, research has pointed to an extension of the second law for nonequilibrium systems: the Maximum Entropy Production Principle states that a system away from equilibrium ... full story

Device Helps Blind 'See' Like a Bat

AP (Feb. 4, 2015)  Some Wake Forest University students are using bats as a model to help the blind navigate their world. Just like the flying mammals, the H.E.L.P device works by emitting sound waves and echoes. (Feb. 4)
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Mobile Heat Tech the Google Maps of Energy Savings

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Jan. 28, 2015)  A Boston company has come up with a new and efficient way for homeowners to save money on energy costs, a timely innovation given the impact of this week&apos;s snow storms in the northeast US. The company is using a newly developed technology that can map heat signatures for entire cities in matter of days, generating data that could potentially produce billions in energy savings. Ben Gruber reports.
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The Cicret Bracelet Turns Your Arm Into a Screen

Buzz60 (Dec. 12, 2014)  A French company is looking to produce the Cicret, a smart device that you wear. This device is like Google Glass, in that you wear it, but the projection is on your arm. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) brings you all the details.
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Mar. 2, 2015  What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015  Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story

Feb. 27, 2015  Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015  Researchers have revealed previously unobserved behaviors in nanrods that suggest new rules for the behavior of nanorod ensembles and new insights into how to increase heat-transfer efficiency in a ... full story

Feb. 17, 2015  Researchers have developed a unique single-step process to achieve three-dimensional texturing of graphene and graphite. Using a commercially available thermally activated shape-memory polymer ... full story

Feb. 13, 2015  Researchers have known that the arrangement of the atoms in a piece of iron changes several times before melting -- but the details of just how and why this property contributes to the metal's ... full story

Feb. 13, 2015  Diamonds come in all colors with price tags to match -- ice-white, blue and pink attract high prices and stones with brown hues the least. But now that brown diamonds can be heat-treated to remove ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015  Since the mid-20th century, research has pointed to an extension of the second law for nonequilibrium systems: the Maximum Entropy Production Principle states that a system away from equilibrium ... full story

Feb. 9, 2015  New research has uncovered additional second laws of thermodynamics which complement the ordinary second law of thermodynamics, one of the most fundamental laws of nature. These new second laws are ... full story

Feb. 9, 2015  The use of silicon carbide as a semiconductor for mechanical and electrical sensor devices is showing promise for improved operations and safety in harsh working environments, according to new ... full story

Feb. 6, 2015  Currently, microelectronic device manufacturers must rely on simulations alone to understand the temperatures inside individual devices. Researchers have now developed a way to determine actual ... full story

Feb. 5, 2015  Hydrogels are materials that are commonly used in everyday objects such as contact lenses or diapers, in order to control humidity. However, chemical engineers have now developed a new technology ... full story

Feb. 4, 2015  As many places in the US and Europe increasingly turn to biomass rather than fossil fuels for power and heat, scientists are focusing on what this trend might mean for air quality -- and ... full story

Jan. 28, 2015  Earth's magnetic field shields the life on our planet's surface from cosmic rays. It is generated by turbulent motions of liquid iron in Earth's core. Iron is a metal, which means it ... full story

Jan. 28, 2015  A modular ventilation system for pitched roofs solves the problem of heat accumulation by solar radiation under the roofs without the need for refrigeration. A newly patented system is a passive and ... full story

Jan. 27, 2015  Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. A team has now shown that temperature gradients in pore systems promote the cyclical replication and ... full story

Jan. 26, 2015  An experimental system to create heat and power with waste from olive oil processing is up-and-running in Spain. The system shows a promising way forward for reducing environmental damage and ... full story

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